Let me begin this post by saying how I feel alternative education techniques can be wonderful for so many children. I myself am a product of alternative education. Had it not been for the alternative high school I attended, I might have dropped out of high school. I believe most all forms of alternative education can benefit many children just as much, and possibly more than traditional classrooms. That being said, these techniques should still rival other traditional forms of education. There is a reason why our educational instructors are required to attend college for so many years and obtain a degree. Providing a quality education is a constant and intricate profession. Not to mention it is hard work! Assuming you can do this yourself without any training, education, or without so much as having stepped foot in a classroom since your high school senior year can prove detrimental to your child's educational progress. My youngest child is 14 years of age. I would have to first be re-educated in the subject material myself before I had any right to try and teach her effectively. I admire any parent that chooses to home-school their child(ren) and who does so tirelessly and successfully. Which brings me to MAM’s latest posts and comments.

Trepanation (also spelled trephination) , one of the scariest examples of pseudoscience I have come across, is a procedure where a person either drills a hole into their head themselves (self trepanation), or has someone else do this for them. When trepanation is performed for a legit medical reason, like to release the pressure caused by swelling in the brain, it is known as a craniotomy. The procedure is also then performed by a surgeon. When trepanation is done electively though, it can be performed by a surgeon, but it is often done by someone who has little to no medical or surgical experience. Elective trepanation is also known as brain piercing, making a burr hole, and skull fucking. To perform this procedure both medically and electively, a tool is used to drill or otherwise work it's way through the skull, stopping just short of the brain. Thankfully not many people elect for this surgery like in the past, however some people still support this, receive this, and some on-line communities still see this as a ritual. Most of these communities are found on the dark web. ​

Earlier today something must have upset MAM and caused her to make couple of posts in both her Facebook group and on her personal “Kate Tietje” Facebook page concerning people who criticize her, her choices, and those who attempt to “infiltrate” her Facebook group. As usual Kate plays the victim and believes these actions are centered around her and happen because of her. I suppose that’s how most things go in Kate’s mind. Everything is about HER